Bennett studied law, was
admitted to the bar in 1832 and practiced law in
New Berlin,
Chenango County, New York. He served as clerk of the town of New Berlin in 1846.
Congress Elected as a
Whig to the
Thirty-first through the
Thirty-third Congresses, Bennett was elected a member of the
Opposition Party to the
Thirty-fourth. He was elected as a
Republican to the
Thirty-fifth Congress, thereby serving from March 4, 1849 until March 3, 1859. He was the chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands in the Thirty-fourth Congress.
Later career In 1858 Bennett unsuccessfully sought renomination to the
Thirty-sixth Congress, and resumed the practice of law in New Berlin, until his death. ==Death==